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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-trevon-diggs-jadeveon-clowney-questionable-vikings-showdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs, Jadeveon Clowney questionable for Vikings showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Trevon-Diggs-of-the-Dallas-Cowboys-4.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs, Jadeveon Clowney questionable for Vikings showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T14:11:56-08:00">December 12th, 2:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T14:11:56-08:00">December 12th, 2:11pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/vikings-vs-cowboys-prediction-odds-pick-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-2025">Cowboys will be facing the Minnesota Vikings</a> this week, and they have a mixed bag of injury updates for some of their players. On defense, Trevon Diggs and Jadeveon Clowney have been the two people many have had their eyes on, and it looks like their status will be <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1999592769866596820" rel="noopener">up in the air</a> for the game, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.</p><p>“Cowboys list Trevon Diggs, Jake Ferguson and Jadeveon Clowney as questionable for Sunday,” Garafolo wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-trevon-diggs-big-step-toward-injury-return">Diggs has been on the injured list</a> since Oct. 25, as he’s dealt with soreness in both knees and a concussion. He’s not in concussion protocol, but he has been rehabbing both of his knees. A few days ago, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said that Diggs <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2025/12/10/dallas-cowboys-trevon-diggs-injury-brian-schottenheimer/" rel="noopener">needed to do more</a> in his rehab to get taken off of the injured list, according to Calvin Watkins of the Dallas News.</p><p>In terms of Trevon, he’s still in the ramp period,” Schottenheimer said. “I think he does feel healthy, I know he wants to play, but at the end of the day, we have to do what we think is the best interest of not just him, but also the football team, and when you miss some time, there’s the ramp-up period. It is not just for your body, but for your mind and figuring out some of the defense, and there’s some new faces in the huddle and things like that. So again, love him as a player, but ultimately he’s got to show us he’s ready to do everything the right way.”</p><p>Clowney missed last week’s game against the Detroit Lions with a hamstring injury and was a limited participant in practice this week. It seems like he has made progress, and there’s a real chance that he could suit up against the Vikings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs, Jadeveon Clowney questionable for Vikings showdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-playoff-picture-updated-dvoa-athletic-espn-model-odds-week-15');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys playoff picture: Updated DVOA, The Athletic, ESPN model odds before Week 15');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dallas-Cowboys-head-coach-Brian-Schottenheimer.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys playoff picture: Updated DVOA, The Athletic, ESPN model odds before Week 15</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T07:36:03-08:00">December 12th, 7:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T07:36:03-08:00">December 12th, 7:36am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-no-george-pickens-concerns">Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer is confident</a> in a George Pickens bounce-back, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-offers-mature-perspective-missed-opportunities">team is still clinging to postseason hopes</a>. And here is the Cowboys’ playoff picture with their updated DVOA, along with models from The Athletic and ESPN, before their Week 15 contest against the Vikings.</p><p>The Cowboys’ best shot to reach the playoffs is by winning the NFC East. They stand at 6-6-1 while the first-place Eagles are 8-5. Both teams have soft schedules down the stretch.</p><h2><b>Why the Cowboys’ tie makes it simple</b></h2><p>The Cowboys’ tie makes the head-to-head matchups with the Eagles and division record meaningless unless the Eagles tie a game before the end of the regular season. That’s because the winning percentage will decide things.</p><p>If the Eagles get to 11 wins, the Cowboys cannot win the division. The best they could do is 10-6-1, which is a winning percentage of .618. At 11-6, the Eagles’ winning percentage would be .647.</p><p>Conversely, if the Eagles finish 10-7, their winning percentage would be .588, and the Cowboys would win the division.</p><p>The problem for the Cowboys is the Eagles’ schedule. They play the Raiders once and the Commanders twice. That combined record of their opponents is 8-31. Philly also plays the Bills. But as long as they beat the Raiders and sweep the Commanders, the Cowboys have no shot.</p><p>Thus, they have<a href="https://ftnfantasy.com/nfl/dvoa-playoff-odds" rel="noopener"> just an 8.5% chance</a> to win the NFC East, according to FTN Fantasy.</p><p>As for the Wild Card picture, there are opportunities. But the Cowboys’ chances there are currently listed at 1.6%.</p><h2><b>ESPN’s take on the Cowboys’ playoff picture</b></h2><p>Here’s a fun fact. The ESPN model lists the Cowboys as having a less than 1% chance of earning the No. 1 overall seed. It seems like it should be zero.</p><p>But if the Rams and Seahawks tie in their head-to-head meeting, the Packers lose out and finish at 9-7-1, and nobody else in the NFC gets to 11 wins, and the Cowboys win out, their 10–6-1 record would trump the Rams, Seahawks, Eagles, and 49ers for the top spot.</p><p>ESPN gives the Cowboys a 10% chance of reaching the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Why the slumping Eagles matter</b></h2><p>Anybody who thinks the Cowboys truly have just a 10% chance of reaching the playoffs is living in the past. They are viewing the Eagles as the defending Super Bowl champions. That may have mattered earlier in the season. But it’s meaningless now.</p><p>The Eagles are a mess. They’re a physical mess with star offensive lineman Lane Johnson out of the mix. And they are a mental mess with a head coach who is out of answers and a quarterback who has fallen apart.</p><p>To assume the Eagles will beat the Raiders — as bad as the Raiders are this season — is a risky assumption. And to automatically give them a sweep of the Commanders is foolhardy.</p><p>In fact, there may be more of a chance that the Cowboys trip up against the Chargers than there is for an Eagles’ sweep of the Commanders.</p><p>Think <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/4-takeaways-from-the-chargers-win-over-the-eagles" rel="noopener">of how badly</a> Jalen Hurts is playing, according to Fox Sports.</p><p>“Hurts had one of his worst games as a pro, becoming the first player in [the NFL] since 1978 to throw an interception and lose a fumble on the same play,” Eric Williams wrote. “That was the lowlight of a confounding five-turnover performance by the reigning Super Bowl MVP.</p><p>“Hurts, who threw an interception on the final play of the game by veteran safety Tony Jefferson, completed 52.5% of his passes for 240 passing yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions. Hurts was sacked once, finishing with a season-low 31.2 passer rating. The four interceptions were more than the two interceptions he had on the season entering the game.”</p><p>You think that guy could lose to the Raiders and Commanders? Yep.</p><p>Things are so desperate that the Eagles have been pushed to bring offensive lineman Jason Kelce out of retirement. Grasping at straws.</p><h2><b>The Athletic model gives the Cowboys a slightly better chance</b></h2><p>It’s not much, but the Cowboys move up to 11% in The Athletic version.</p><p>Yes, it will take plenty of help. But the Cowboys still have a shot. And quarterback Dak Prescott is <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1999287286874230812?s=46" rel="noopener">keeping that in mind</a>, according to a post on X by Jon Machota.</p><p>“You know, I could deep dive into this, and I won’t. But to tell you (the answer) is no, because as much as you hate it, I can call two or three games: Do we make the changes and do what we do in the bye week to even have the team that we have now? Probably not. So, everything happens for a reason. I know I say that all the time. I’m just thankful for where I’m at and the opportunity I have to get into the playoffs still, if there is one.”</p><p>It starts for the Cowboys this week. They need to take care of expected business against the Vikings. Then they have one more challenging game left against the Chargers before easy wins against the Commanders and Giants.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys playoff picture: Updated DVOA, The Athletic, ESPN model odds before Week 15

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/vikings-vs-cowboys-prediction-odds-pick-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-2025">Cowboys will be facing off against the Minnesota Vikings</a> this week, and they’ll need all hands on deck as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive. During their loss to the Detroit Lions last week, they lost CeeDee Lamb to a concussion, and it was uncertain if he’d be ready to go by this week.</p><p>It looks like <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1999481139229262071" rel="noopener">he’s cleared to go</a>, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>“Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb has now cleared concussion protocol. He’ll play Sunday night vs. Minnesota,” Pelissero wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>It felt like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-concussion-lions">Lamb was pretty optimistic during practice</a> that he would make his return as soon as possible, especially when he noted that he didn’t have any symptoms.</p><p>“Obviously, it’s been a lot of like eye work and eye discipline and trying to, I guess, frustrate myself essentially to see like if I have anymore residuals of the concussion,” Lamb said. “And I haven’t had any type of symptoms.”</p><p>That’s good news for the Cowboys, as they’ll need to go on a run for these final games of the season if they want a chance at making the playoffs. They’re currently 6-6-1 and second place in the NFC East, and they’ll most likely have to win the division if they want to make the postseason.</p><p>With how the Philadelphia Eagles have been playing over the past few weeks, it’s very possible that they fall off, and the Cowboys can take the division crown. The Cowboys can’t bank on that, though, and they have to control their own destiny.</p><p>The Vikings are coming off a bad loss against the Washington Commanders, and they may want to come out with a better sense of energy, so the Cowboys have to watch out for that. For the Cowboys, they know what’s at stake during this time of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb officially cleared for Vikings clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-offers-mature-perspective-missed-opportunities');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys QB Dak Prescott offers mature perspective on missed opportunities');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dak-Prescott-offers-mature-perspective-on-missed-opportunities-1.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys QB Dak Prescott offers mature perspective on missed opportunities</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T19:33:51-08:00">December 11th, 7:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T19:33:51-08:00">December 11th, 7:33pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dak Prescott offered a mature perspective about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-cowboys-ceedee-lamb-thinks-media-was-waiting-to-dunk-on-george-pickens">opportunities the Dallas Cowboys missed</a> throughout the course of the 2025 NFL season.</p><p>Prescott is going through the 10th season of his career, all with the Cowboys. Having gone through an injury-riddled 2024 season, he has enjoyed a resurgence as he’s shined as one of the best passers in the league this season.</p><p>However, Dallas has gone through inconsistencies on both sides of the ball. While the offense has significantly improved from last year, the defense has suffered multiple lapses that have cost them multiple games this season. The offense hasn’t been perfect either, occasionally struggling at points that prevented from adding more wins to the record.</p><p>Prescott <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1999287286874230812" rel="noopener">gave his thoughts on the team’s overall performance</a>, per reporter Jon Machota. He believed that patience is key as he wants to focus on the upcoming games and not dwell on past mistakes the team made throughout the year so far.</p><p>“You know, I could deep dive into this, and I won’t. But to tell you (the answer) is no, because as much as you hate it, I can call two or three games: Do we make the changes and do what we do in the bye week to even have the team that we have now? Probably not. So, everything happens for a reason. I know I say that all the time. I’m just thankful for where I’m at and the opportunity I have to get into the playoffs still, if there is one,” Prescott said.</p><h2><b>What lies ahead for Dak Prescott, Cowboys</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dak-Prescott-offers-mature-perspective-on-missed-opportunities-2.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s clear that Dak Prescott believes in the Cowboys’ playoff hopes despite the difficulty that comes with it. As long as they are in the mix, he believes that anything can happen in Dallas’ favor.</p><p>Prescott is on pace for an All-Pro selection with his high-level performances this season. 13 games in, he has completed 334 passes for 3,637 yards and 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also added 44 rushes for 138 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.</p><p>Dallas has a 6-6-1 record on the season, holding the second spot in the NFC East Division standings. They are above the New York Giants and Washington Commanders while trailing the Philadelphia Eagles. In terms of the NFC standings, they sit at 10th place. They are above the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons while trailing the Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions.</p><p>The Cowboys will continue preparations for their upcoming matchup, being at home. They host the Vikings on Dec. 14 at 8:20 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott offers mature perspective on missed opportunities

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-cowboys-ceedee-lamb-thinks-media-was-waiting-to-dunk-on-george-pickens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb thinks media was waiting to dunk on George Pickens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CeeDee-Lamb-defended-receiving-partner-George-Pickens.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb thinks media was waiting to dunk on George Pickens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T18:04:25-08:00">December 11th, 6:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T18:04:25-08:00">December 11th, 6:04pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys are hoping they can rally in the final four weeks of the season and find a way to earn a playoff spot. It is a longshot possibility, but victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles last month have given head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s team a dose of confidence that was missing earlier in the season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-practices-thursday-in-line-vikings-clash">The Cowboys</a> take a 6-6-1 record into their Week 15 home game against the Minnesota Vikings, and the key to their success in recent weeks has been the consistency of QB Dak Prescott. He has completed 334 of 484 passes for 3,637 yards with 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Prescott has shown the ability to wait until the last split second before he gets rid of the football and finds wideouts George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb along with tight end Jake Ferguson.</p><p>Pickens has become <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-vs-cowboys-bold-predictions-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-clash">the Cowboys’ leading receiver</a> this season. Prescott has targeted him 114 times and the receiver has caught 78 passes for 1,179 yards with 8 touchdowns. He did not have his best game in Week 14 against the Detroit Lions when he was held to 37 receiving yards on 5 catches.</p><h2>Lamb says critics have unfairly been looking for fault in Pickens’ game</h2><p>Pickens heard plenty of criticism because he struggled in that game, but Lamb defended his receiving partner. Lamb has had multiple drops this season, but he was not going to let fans or media criticize Pickens.</p><p>“I just feel like they were waiting on him to have a bad game,” <a href="https://x.com/DLLS_Cowboys/status/1999265923417669914">Lamb said</a>. “It was quiet all season and he was averaging 100, 110, doing crazy things, but the one opportunity (below average game against the Lions), he didn’t step up to their appreciation and I feel like for us to come out victorious it wasn’t just all on him.”</p><p>Lamb has been the Cowboys’ most dangerous receiver prior to this season. He has caught 57-865-3.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb thinks media was waiting to dunk on George Pickens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-concussion-lions');   ga('set', 'title', 'CeeDee Lamb promises he has no concussion symptoms after leaving Lions game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lamb-vs-the-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>CeeDee Lamb promises he has no concussion symptoms after leaving Lions game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T16:55:55-08:00">December 11th, 4:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T16:55:55-08:00">December 11th, 4:55pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys face the Minnesota Vikings. Good news for America’s team: CeeDee Lamb is expected to play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-practices-thursday-in-line-vikings-clash" rel="noopener">after practicing on Thursday</a>. </p><p>Last Thursday, Lamb <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-down-concussion-lions-game" rel="noopener">had to be taken out of the game</a> against the Detroit Lions due to a concussion. But one week later, Lamb <a href="https://x.com/calvinwatkins/status/1999234537214087267" rel="noopener">proudly insists</a> that he has no concussion symptoms, per Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. </p><p>“Obviously it’s been a lot of like eye work and eye discipline and trying to, I guess, frustrate myself essentially to see like if I have anymore residuals of the concussion,” Lamb said. “And I haven’t had any type of symptoms.”</p><p>Currently, the Cowboys are 6-6 and in second place in the NFC East behind the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles. Meanwhile, the Vikings are in last place in the NFC North with a 5-8 record. In the grand scheme of things, Dallas needs to win their remaining four games for a shot at the playoffs. </p><p>After Minnesota, they take on the LA Chargers, Washington Commanders, and New York Giants. Last year, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-most-to-blame-for-brutal-wild-card-loss-to-packers" rel="noopener">lost to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card game</a> 48-32. </p><p>Meanwhile, Lamb has 1,194 receiving yards, six touchdowns, and 101 receptions to his name. </p><h2><b>CeeDee Lamb is a centerpiece of the Cowboys’ passing game</b>.</h2><p>Overall, Lamb is one of the most effective receivers in the NFL. His career pedigree speaks to that truth with various honors. Among those are First-Team All-Pro (2023), a four-time Pro Bowler (2021-2024), and the NFL’s receptions leader in 2023 with 135. </p><p>In 2023, Lamb accumulated 1,749 receiving yards. Altogether, Lamb has established himself as a massive asset to Dallas’ passing game. He is a strong route-runner and has overall offensive production. </p><p>Lamb’s presence on the field often results in double coverage from the opposing defense. As a result, it creates opportunities for the other receivers to succeed. </p><p>Altogether, the Cowboys need Lamb to stay healthy, especially with the playoffs around the corner. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

CeeDee Lamb promises he has no concussion symptoms after leaving Lions game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-ceedee-lamb-practices-thursday-in-line-vikings-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Ceedee Lamb practices Thursday, in line for Vikings clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceedee-Lamb-with-Cowboys.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Ceedee Lamb practices Thursday, in line for Vikings clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T13:44:06-08:00">December 11th, 1:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T13:44:06-08:00">December 11th, 1:44pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys will take the field at home to<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-vs-cowboys-bold-predictions-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-clash"> take on the Minnesota Vikings</a> in a crucial game to keep their playoff hopes alive. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-george-pickens-destroys-richard-sherman-tnf-comments-unhinged-post">Cowboys are coming off</a> a frustrating road loss at the hands of the Detroit Lions last week that took the wind out of their sails following big wins over the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.</p><p>In the game against the Lions, the Cowboys saw wide receiver CeeDee Lamb go down due to injury, causing some to wonder what his availability would be for this Sunday’s game against Minnesota.</p><p>However, on Thursday, the team got<a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1999229401129501138" rel="noopener"> a positive update</a> on that front.</p><p>“Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb was listed as a full participant in practice today, putting him on track to play Sunday night against the Vikings,” reported ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Lamb has combined with George Pickens to form one of the most lethal wide receiving duos in the NFL this year, with Dak Prescott also playing at a Pro Bowl level throughout much of the season to keep Dallas’ playoff hopes alive.</p><p>The Cowboys will now be taking on a Vikings team that is effectively out of the playoff mix in the NFC, and they’ll look to take a big leap in the NFC East following the Philadelphia Eagles’ loss on Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers.</p><p>In any case, the Cowboys and Vikings are set to kick things off on Sunday at 8:20 pm ET from Dallas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Ceedee Lamb practices Thursday, in line for Vikings clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-vs-cowboys-bold-predictions-for-week-15-sunday-night-football-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings vs. Cowboys bold predictions for Week 15 Sunday Night Football clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vikings-vs.-Cowboys-bold-predictions-for-Week-15-Sunday-Night-Football-clash.jpg"><figcaption>12/10/25</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings vs. Cowboys bold predictions for Week 15 Sunday Night Football clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T17:30:03-08:00">December 10th, 5:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T17:30:03-08:00">December 10th, 5:30pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings were able to regain their breath last week as all aspects of their game were successful and they delivered a 31-0 victory over the Washington Commanders to their fans at U.S. Bank Stadium. That triumph ended a four-game losing streak and put a few smiles on the faces Kevin O’Connell and his players when they returned to the lockerroom.</p><p>The Cowboys were not as successful last week as they struggled against the Detroit Lions in their Week 14 game. After beating the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, the Cowboys had momentum against the Lions. But they could not slow down Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams as the Lions handed the visitors a 44-30 defeat.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/did-vikings-31-0-beatdown-of-commanders-prove-everyone-gave-up-on-jj-mccarthy-too-early">The Vikings</a> are playing to find out if they have a quarterback who can be successful in the future, while the Cowboys are hoping for a long-shot run to the playoffs. Dallas appears to have an opportunity to build respectability and have a winning regular season, while the Vikings would need to conclude the season on a five-game winning streak if they are going to have a winning record.</p><h2><b>Vikings expect McCarthy to throw for 200-plus yard, 3 TDs</b></h2><p>J.J. McCarthy had a sharp game against the Commanders, and he hopes to take  advantage of a Cowboys defense that will likely have trouble covering Minnesota’s crew of receivers.</p><p>This game is vital for McCarthy as he hopes to establish some consistency as the team looks to finish the season with momentum and establish confidence for the 2026 season. O’Connell has been a huge supporter of the former Michigan quarterback, extolling his leadership, athleticism and understanding of the offense.</p><p>However, that understanding has not led to a quick assimilation of the game plan on the field. McCarthy has taken too long to process the plays and read the defensive coverage. At least that was the case until the victory over Washington. McCarthy led touchdown drives on Minnesota’s first two possessions and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-dan-quinn-3-steps-back-31-point-loss-vikings">Vikings had control</a> of the game early. That was a big change from McCarthy’s previous starts.</p><p>The numbers overall are not good. McCarthy has completed 102 of 182 passes for 1,092 yards with 9 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. While those statistics are not impressive, he had a 3-0 TD-interception ratio against the Commanders.</p><p>McCarthy would like to establish a better on-field relationship with Justin Jefferson. While he has been acknowledged as one of the top three wideouts in the game, the 2025 season has been a disappointment for Jefferson. He has caught 64 passes for 810 yards with just 2 TD receptions. Jordan Addison has also had a less-than-stellar season with 37-510-3, and there have been significant questions about his discipline and preparation.</p><p>Tight end T.J. Hockenson could play a key role against the vulnerable Dallas pass defense. He has caught 46-370-3, and he is an outstanding third-down and red zone weapon.</p><p>The Cowboys are dead last in pass defense this season. They are allowing <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/table/passing/sort/netPassingYardsPerGame/dir/asc">255.2 yards per game</a> through the air and they give up 29.7 points per game. Look for McCarthy and Jefferson to establish their partnership in this game.</p><h2><b>Prescott will throw for 275 yards, 2 TDs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/George-Pickens-will-be-difficult-for-the-Vikings-defense-to-slow-down.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Junfu Han-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cowboys have regained their stride on offense this season as Prescott has been healthy and he has put some huge numbers on the board. If his offensive line can give him solid protection, he will take up the challenge against Minnesota’s 4th-ranked pass defense.</p><p>Prescott has completed 334 of 484 passes in the high-powered Cowboys offense. H has thrown for 3,637 yards with 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.</p><p>The combination of George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb is good enough to take over against most opponents. Pickens has fit in well during his first season with the Cowboys. He has caught 78-1,179-8 through the Cowboys’ first 13 games and has become the team’s go-to receiver.</p><p>Lamb is one of the most talented receivers in the league, but he has had some problems with drops this season. He has caught 57-865-3, but if the Vikings can limit him in the early going, they might be able to hold him in check.</p><p>The Cowboys could gain an edge with their running game. Javonte Williams has already rushed for 1,022 yards and 9 touchdowns while averaging 4.75 yards per carry. He runs with an excellent burst and he will deliver the blow to opposing linebackers and defensive backs once he gets through the line of scrimmage.</p><h2><b>Cowboys need this game more, will emerge with late win</b></h2><p>The Vikings started quickly against the Commanders, but that has not been the way they have played this year. Nevertheless, McCarthy will be able to show some growth if he can lead the Vikings in a solid come-from-behind effort.</p><p>Expect him to do just that, and this game should be tight in the fourth quarter. However, Prescott will make a big throw late and dynamic Cowboys PK Brandon Aubrey will supply the winning points with a late field goal. Aubrey has made 27 of 29 three-pointers thus far, including 9 of 11 from 50 yards and beyond.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings vs. Cowboys bold predictions for Week 15 Sunday Night Football clash

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He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 6-6-1 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-most-to-blame-pivotal-tnf-loss-lions">Dallas Cowboys’ hopes of making the NFL playoffs</a> absorbed a significant blow in Week 14, when they saw their three-game winning streak end in a 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit.</p><p>Moreover, Dallas had one of its best players go down with an injury, with star wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-4-word-lamb-update-will-have-fantasy-football-managers-optimistic">CeeDee Lamb unable to finish that contest</a> because of a brain injury. Now, he needs to clear the NFL’s concussion protocol to get the green light to play in Week 15’s matchup versus the Minnesota Vikings at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.</p><p>For what it’s worth, Lamb was <a href="https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/injury-report/" rel="noopener">among the limited participants</a> in Dallas’ practice on Wednesday, a good sign for his availability for the Vikings game, according to the Cowboys’ official injury report. Also, cornerback Trevon Diggs was listed with a limited practice label on the report. Diggs has missed the last seven games due to a knee injury.</p><p>Lamb was having a productive outing downfield before he left the Lions game. At the time of his exit, he already had 121 receiving yards on six receptions and eight targets, though he was not able to find the end zone. Nevertheless, his total receiving yards led all players in the contest, while wideout Ryan Flournoy finished behind Lamb with 115 receiving yards on nine catches and 13 targets to go with a touchdown.</p><p>In his sixth season in the NFL thus far, Lamb has accumulated 865 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 57 catches. He remains on pace to crack the 1,000-yard mark for the fifth season in a row, but the clear focus for him and his team is to reach the playoffs amid the Cowboys’ flickering postseason hopes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb, Trevon Diggs limited at practice before Week 15 vs. Vikings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-espn-insider-suggests-ravens-poach-george-pickens-cowboys');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: ESPN insider suggests Ravens try to poach George Pickens from Cowboys');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cowboys-WR-George-Pickens-celebrates-after-a-2-pt-conversion-catch.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL rumors: ESPN insider suggests Ravens try to poach George Pickens from Cowboys</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T07:18:13-08:00">December 10th, 7:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T07:18:13-08:00">December 10th, 7:18am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-baltimore-hit-low-1st-time-10-years-loss-steelers">Ravens have had their struggles on offense</a> this season, and some would think that it was because Lamar Jackson was sidelined with an injury. The truth is, they haven’t been that great when he’s been on the field as well, and what they really need is a true No. 1 wide receiver.</p><p>Looking ahead into the offseason, they could have some options to choose from, some easier than others. One player they potentially could have their eyes on is George Pickens, and <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47257276/nfl-week-15-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">they have the resources</a> to do so, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.</p><p>“Both would be costly, and Pickens might be franchise tagged by Dallas. But if available, the Ravens could use some of their $40 million in 2026 cap space on Pickens, knowing John Harbaugh is good at managing big personalities,” Fowler wrote.</p><p>It would be a big move for the Ravens, but it seems like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-rumors-espn-dallas-3-word-george-pickens-prediction-30-million">Dallas Cowboys are going to re-sign him</a>. The problem is that you never know what the Cowboys are going to do, especially when it comes to free agents. For the past two years, Jerry Jones has taken his time signing his stars to extensions, and he decided to trade one of them, since they couldn’t come to an agreement.</p><p>A similar fate could be waiting for Pickens, but if anything, the Cowboys could just franchise tag him, as Fowler noted. If that doesn’t happen, the Ravens could very well try to go all-in for Pickens, and it would be a good move for a team that needs a receiver.</p><p>If Pickens is not available, the Ravens will have to pivot somewhere else, and that’s where it could get complicated.</p><p>As of now, the Ravens need to focus on trying to win the AFC North, and even after their past two losses against divisional opponents, they still have a chance to take the crown in the end.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: ESPN insider suggests Ravens try to poach George Pickens from Cowboys

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-brian-schottenheimer-no-george-pickens-concerns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer has no George Pickens concerns despite TNF dud');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/George-Pickens.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer has no George Pickens concerns despite TNF dud</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T12:36:09-08:00">December 8th, 12:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T12:36:09-08:00">December 8th, 12:36pm</time><address><a>Sterling Bennett</a>Sterling Bennett is a seasoned sports journalist and writer, specializing in in-depth coverage of the NFL and NCAA Football. With over half a decade of experience in sports media, Sterling combines insider knowledge, sharp analysis, and a passionate voice to deliver engaging content that resonates with fans. His work is known for its clarity, credibility, and ability to break down complex football narratives into compelling stories.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dallas-trade-george-pickens-steelers-deal">Dallas </a><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dallas-trade-george-pickens-steelers-deal" rel="noopener">Cowboys’ acquisition of wide receiver George Pickens</a> might be the best move of the offseason. His presence has helped revitalize the Cowboys’ offense and helped push quarterback Dak Prescott into the MVP conversation. He has also been a major reason for Dallas’ resurgence in the NFC Wild Card standings. While it is easy to praise Pickens for his impactful play, there is always an underlying concern that he may fall into bad habits similar to his days with the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-richard-sherman-calls-out-george-pickens-performance-tnf" rel="noopener">Pickens’ two-faced personality reared its ugly head against the Detroit Lions</a> in Week 14’s 44-30 Thursday Night Football loss. With questions about Pickens’ effort resurfacing, Cowboys’ head coach Brian Schottenheimer explains why he is<a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1998074172132438487?s=20" rel="noopener"> not worried about the wideout’s play or behavior moving forward.</a></p><p>“We talked a little about it,” Schottenheimer told the media, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “In his words, he goes, ‘Hey, Schotty, I didn’t play my best game.’ Unfortunately, none of us played our best game. That’s real. But I don’t worry about George and his love for football and playing this game.”</p><p>Dallas has already benched Pickens once this season, during the opening drive of a Week 11 matchup vs. the Las Vegas Raiders. The reasoning for the disciplinary action was a curfew violation. Fast forward two weeks, and Pickens is already making headlines for the wrong reasons again.</p><p>There is no doubting what Pickens offers on the field. Through 13 games, he has caught 78 passes for 1,179 yards and eight touchdowns and is a shoo-in to be a Pro Bowl candidate this season. However, as an impending free agent, Pickens will need to keep his nose clean to aid Dallas in their late-season playoff push, but also to secure a bank-breaking payday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer has no George Pickens concerns despite TNF dud

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-cade-cunningham-cowboys-lions-super-bowl');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cade Cunningham wishes both Cowboys, Lions could go to Super Bowl');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cade-Cunningham-gets-major-props-for-beautiful-missed-free-throw.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cade Cunningham wishes both Cowboys, Lions could go to Super Bowl</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T11:25:03-08:00">December 8th, 11:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T11:25:03-08:00">December 8th, 11:25am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Before the Detroit Pistons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/cade-cunningham-reveals-why-win-over-bucks-is-the-best-kind-for-pistons">defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday</a>, Cade Cunningham found time to talk about something else: the Super Bowl.</p><p>An avid Dallas Cowboys fan, Cunningham <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998071384652615794" rel="noopener">naturally wants</a> to see them in the Super Bowl. At the same time, he also wants to see the Lions there, even though they both won’t be able to play against each other.</p><p>“You still think your Cowboys are going to the Super Bowl?” Eric Vincent of ClutchPoints asked him.</p><p>“I still got faith in my Cowboys. … I think will be all right,” Cunningham said. “But every year, I think it’s Super Bowl or bust. … Hopefully [the Lions] go to the Super Bowl too, I mean it’s not possible… we both can’t go to the Super Bowl. Hopefully one of us.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">. <a href="https://twitter.com/IAmEricVincent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IAmEricVincent</a>: "You still think your Cowboys are going to the Super Bowl?"</p><p>*Cade Cunningham walks away, then comes back*</p><p>"I still got faith in my Cowboys. … I think will be all right. But every year, I think it's Super Bowl or bust. … Hopefully [the Lions] go to the… <a href="https://t.co/WB6VkeibxZ">pic.twitter.com/WB6VkeibxZ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1998071384652615794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Currently, the Cowboys are 6-6 and in second place in the NFC East behind the Philadelphia Eagles. Meanwhile, the Lions are sitting at 8-5 and in third place in the NFC North, trailing the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.</p><p>Last Thursday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-pissed-off-dallas-team-lions-loss">Lions defeated the Cowboys 44-30</a>.</p><p>The Pistons are 19-5 and have the best record in the Eastern Conference. Cunningham is averaging 27.5 points, 9.3 assists, and 6.4 rebounds per game.</p><h2><b>Cade Cunningham’s longstanding fandom over the Cowboys</b></h2><p>Cunningham grew up in Arlington, Texas in the shadow of the Cowboys. During his upbringing, he was a quarterback before focusing entirely on basketball after seeing his brother play while at college.</p><p>However, Cunningham’s love for football remains intact.</p><p>Since then, he has become one of the Cowboys’ most passionate supporters, oftentimes seen wearing Cowboys gear.</p><p>At the Cowboys/Lions game, Cunningham was in attendance, cheering them on. He loves Dallas, but he respects the Lions.</p><p>His dual fandom has led him to build a following in both Michigan and Texas, without contradicting anyone.</p><p>Lucky for him, because not too many get that flexibility.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
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2025 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
103	0	0	1	-

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